If the world had two gods, it would surely go to ruin-this is the first premise. Now it is known that it has not gone to ruin-this is the second premise. From these premises the conclusion must of necessity follow, that is, the denial of two gods.
AL-GHAZALIDo not fix hopes on your health, and do not laugh away life. Remember how they walked and now all their joints lie separately, and the tongue with which they talked lightly is eaten away by the worms.
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You possess only whatever will not be lost in a ship wreck.
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Whoever says that all music is prohibited, let him also claim that the songs of birds are prohibited.
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Dear friend, Your heart is a polished mirror. You must wipe it dean of the veil of dust that has gathered upon it, because it is destined to reflect the light of divine secrets.
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A human-being is not a human-being while his tendencies include self-indulgence, covetousness, temper and attacking other people.
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If those who do not possess knowledge avoid the scholarly discussions, disagreement will end.
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If you see Allah, Mighty and Magnificent, holding back this world from you, frequently trying you with adversity and tribulation, know that you hold a great status with Him. Know that He is dealing with you as He does with His Awliya’ and chosen elite, and is watching over you.
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To completely trust in Allah is to be like a child who knows deeply that even if he does not call for the mother, the mother is totally aware of his condition and is looking after him.
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Each of your breaths is a priceless jewel, since each of them is irreplaceable and once gone, can never be retrieved.
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If you do not prepare now for the Afterlife, then when will you do so?
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Knowledge without action is wastefulness and action without knowledge is foolishness.
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This visible world is a trace of that invisible one and the former follows the latter like a shadow.
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He who does not arrive at the Intuition of these Truths by means of Ecstasy knows only the name of Inspiration.
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People count with self-satisfaction the number of times they have recited the name of God on their prayer beads, but they keep no beads for reckoning the number of idle words they speak.
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Declare your jihad on thirteen enemies you cannot see – Egoism, Arrogance, Conceit, Selfishness, Greed, Lust, Intolerance, Anger, Lying, Cheating, Gossiping and Slandering. If you can master and destroy them, then will be ready to fight the enemy you can see.
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Knowledge exists potentially in the human soul like the seed in the soil; by learning the potential becomes actual.
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